Q: I asked this question before but I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm trying to import a DVD video that was made on a MAC and use it o ... I asked this question before but I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm trying to import a DVD video that was made on a MAC and use it on a new iMovie project. more
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Feb 16, 2013 8:27 PM in response to Jim Shimizuby babowa,Please update your profile to include your Mac model/year, your OS version, and what versions of iMovie, iDVD, etc. you are using.
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Feb 16, 2013 11:52 PM in response to babowaby Jim Shimizu,The computer is a MAC OSX, Ver 10.6.8 - with the 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.
The iMovie '09 - Ver 8.6.6 (821),
The iDVD Ver 7.1.2 (1158)
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Feb 16, 2013 11:55 PM in response to Jim Shimizuby Jim Shimizu,The iMOVIE '09 Ver 8.0.6 (821)
Sorry about that!!
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Feb 17, 2013 2:28 AM in response to Jim Shimizuby Klaus1,If the video is already on a DVD:
You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.
And from the TOU of these forums:
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- No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
- Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
If you are running Lion:
From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381
To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.
The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.